Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Uruguay
Uruguay: Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita was 0.0354 Square kilometres per person in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.0354 Square kilometres per person
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
10th
of 167 countries
All-time high
0.054 Square kilometres per person
in 1961
All-time low
0.0353 Square kilometres per person
in 2020
Years of data
63
1961–2023
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Uruguay, 1961–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Square kilometres per person.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 0.0354 Square kilometres per person for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Uruguay peaked at 0.054 Square kilometres per person in 1961 and was at its lowest, 0.0353 Square kilometres per person, in 2020.
Uruguay ranks 10th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.054 Square kilometres per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0532 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1963 | 0.0524 Square kilometres per person | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0518 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 1965 | 0.0511 Square kilometres per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 0.0506 Square kilometres per person | -1.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0501 Square kilometres per person | -0.9% |
| 1968 | 0.0496 Square kilometres per person | -1.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1970 | 0.0488 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 1971 | 0.0486 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0483 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1973 | 0.048 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 0.0478 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0475 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1976 | 0.0471 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1977 | 0.0469 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0466 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 0.0462 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 0.046 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0457 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 0.0455 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0.0452 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0447 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0443 Square kilometres per person | -0.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0441 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0438 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0436 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0434 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0431 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0429 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0426 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0423 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0421 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0419 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0414 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0412 Square kilometres per person | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.0411 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0408 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0396 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0388 Square kilometres per person | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0373 Square kilometres per person | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0365 Square kilometres per person | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0361 Square kilometres per person | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0359 Square kilometres per person | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.0358 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0356 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0355 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | +0.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0354 Square kilometres per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.001 Square kilometres per person, 36.5× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 0.0354 Square kilometres per person is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.0012 Square kilometres per person, 29.1× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0513 Square kilometres per person | 0.0492 Square kilometres per person | 0.054 Square kilometres per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0476 Square kilometres per person | 0.0464 Square kilometres per person | 0.0488 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.045 Square kilometres per person | 0.0438 Square kilometres per person | 0.0462 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0427 Square kilometres per person | 0.0416 Square kilometres per person | 0.0439 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0403 Square kilometres per person | 0.038 Square kilometres per person | 0.0415 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0359 Square kilometres per person | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | 0.0373 Square kilometres per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | 0.0353 Square kilometres per person | 0.0354 Square kilometres per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 7 Saudi Arabia 0.0504 Square kilometres per person compare
- 8 Greenland 0.0428 Square kilometres per person compare
- 9 Iceland 0.0393 Square kilometres per person compare
- 11 Bolivia 0.027 Square kilometres per person compare
- 12 Paraguay 0.0245 Square kilometres per person compare
- 13 Somalia 0.0234 Square kilometres per person compare
More environment data for Uruguay
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.385 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.622 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 3.64 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Uruguay?
- Land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita in Uruguay was 0.0354 Square kilometres per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.054 Square kilometres per person in 1961.
- What is the lowest land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0353 Square kilometres per person in 2020.
- How does Uruguay rank for land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita?
- Uruguay ranks 10th out of 167 countries with data for 2023.
- Is land use hidden — permanent meadows and pastures, per capita rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.